Roles

Mortals

• Sir Ruthven Murgatroyd Disguised as Robin Oakapple, a Young Farmer (comic baritone)
• Richard Dauntless His Foster-Brother – A Man-o'-war's-man (tenor)
• Sir Despard Murgatroyd of Ruddigore, A Wicked Baronet (bass-baritone or baritone)

Richard, Rose and Robin

• Old Adam Goodheart Robin's Faithful Servant (bass)
• Rose Maybud A Village Maiden (soprano)
• Mad Margaret (mezzo-soprano)
• Dame Hannah Rose's Aunt (contralto)
• Zorah Professional Bridesmaid (soprano)
• Ruth Professional Bridesmaid (speaking/chorus)

Ghosts

• Sir Rupert Murgatroyd The First Baronet^[14]
• Sir Jasper Murgatroyd The Third Baronet
• Sir Lionel Murgatroyd The Sixth Baronet
• Sir Conrad Murgatroyd The Twelfth Baronet
• Sir Desmond Murgatroyd The Sixteenth Baronet
• Sir Gilbert Murgatroyd The Eighteenth Baronet
• Sir Mervyn Murgatroyd The Twentieth Baronet
• Sir Roderic Murgatroyd The Twenty-first Baronet (bass-baritone)
• Chorus of Officers, Ancestors, Professional Bridesmaids and Villagers